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#C021BA

#c021ba ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c021ba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 302.26°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.63.

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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #c021ba
  2. #21c027

Split complementary

  1. #c021ba
  2. #6bc021
  3. #21c076

Analogous

  1. #7621c0
  2. #c021ba
  3. #c0216b

Triadic

  1. #c021ba
  2. #bac021
  3. #21bac0

Tetradic

  1. #c021ba
  2. #c02721
  3. #21c027
  4. #21bac0

Square

  1. #c021ba
  2. #c07621
  3. #21c027
  4. #216bc0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b3c
  2. #7f167b
  3. #c021ba
  4. #e04ddb
  5. #ec8ee8

Shades

#c021ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c021ba
  2. #ad1ea7
  3. #9a1a95
  4. #861782
  5. #731470
  6. #60115d
  7. #4d0d4a
  8. #3a0a38
  9. #260725
  10. #130313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c021ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c021ba
  2. #c637c1
  3. #cd4dc8
  4. #d364cf
  5. #d97ad6
  6. #e090dd
  7. #e6a6e3
  8. #ecbcea
  9. #f2d3f1
  10. #f9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c021ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c021ba
  2. #ba2bb4
  3. #b334ae
  4. #ad3ea9
  5. #a647a3
  6. #a0519d
  7. #9a5a97
  8. #936491
  9. #8d6d8c
  10. #867786
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5776b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c73c70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e4fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5fb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c43393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c021ba {
  color: #c021ba;
}
Background
.bg-c021ba {
  background-color: #c021ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c021ba {
  border: 2px solid #c021ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c021ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c021ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c021ba, #c0216b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c021ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 186 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.61 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.79 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.66 #3fde45 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c021ba  rgb(192, 33, 186)  hsl(302, 71%, 44%)  Purpureus
#21c027  rgb(33, 192, 39)  hsl(122, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bac021  rgb(186, 192, 33)  hsl(62, 71%, 44%)  Pear
#21bac0  rgb(33, 186, 192)  hsl(182, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue